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One of two state-supported zoo parks in North Carolina is the 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. [42] The 500-acre (2.0 km 2 ) Werribee Open Range Zoo in Melbourne, Australia, displays animals living in an artificial savannah .
[12] [16] Together, they designed a new zoo to exhibit animals for the public and to serve as a refuge for wildlife, such as bison and beaver, which were rapidly vanishing from North America. [17] Elephant fed by a zoo attendant through the bars of a fence at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., c. 1915
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The North Carolina Zoo consists of Africa, North America, and a global Desert. There are parking lots located on each end of Africa and North America, so, during peak season, visitors can start their day from either side. With approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) of walking paths, the Zoo also provides trams and air-conditioned buses for visitors.
Triangle Metro Zoo (originally Zoo Fauna) was a privately owned and operated 40-acre (16 ha) zoo that was open from 1998 until 2006. It was located in Wake Forest, North Carolina , United States. The zoo originated from Larry Seibel's long experience in breeding exotic animals, and was opened in 1998.
In 1982, the zoo began to charge an admission fee. [14] The Arctic Ring of Life, one of North America's largest polar bear habitats, opened in 2001. [15] [16] Centered around a 300,000 gallon aquarium, it allows visitors to view polar bears from a 70-foot underwater tunnel made of clear acrylic.
Thousands of students have gone through its educational programs, and the zoo is involved in a cooperative breeding program with other zoos and conservation efforts worldwide.
Philadelphia Zoo has developed a distinguished breeding program over the years and is credited with many "firsts" [13] including: the first successful birth of an orangutan and a chimpanzee in a U.S. zoo in 1928, the first cheetahs born in a zoo in 1956, the first successful birth of an echidna in North America in 1983, and the first successful ...